The Politics of Population: The International Conference on Population and Development Cairo 1994 - Brossura

Johnson, Stanley

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1853832979 ISBN 13: 9781853832970

Casa editrice: Earthscan / James & James, 1995

Riassunto

The International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo in 1994 represented a remarkable watershed. Not only did it produce an unprecedented degree of agreement among the 179 countries and thousands of non-governmental organizations taking part, it also created a wide-ranging Programme of Action which for the first time offers a real chance of progress, by putting population policies at the heart of the struggle for social development.
This book recounts what actually happened at Cairo and how it was achieved. The early chapters look in some detail at the preparations for Cairo, in the context of over three decades of attempts to integrate population, development and environment issues. Focusing on the key controversial questions, including abortion, contraception and adolescent sex, it examines the ways in which attempts were made to reconcile opposing positions. Setting the discussion in a much wider context, it argues that Cairo witnessed a 'quantum leap' in the way the population issue is seen, and that the real breakthrough was in making the role of women, - and the need to give them control over their own lives, - central to the discussion about population, resources and development.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Earthscan / James & James
• Data di pubblicazione: 1995
• ISBN 10: 1853832979
• ISBN 13: 9781853832970
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 256